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IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configurations Submenu
The IRQ Reservation submenu of the PCI Configurations submenu allows the user to mark various IRQs as reserved for
use by legacy ISA devices. When an IRQ is reserved, the BIOS does not use it for embedded PCI or ISA devices.
Figure 9. IRQ Reservation Submenu
Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configurations Submenu
Menu Field
Options
Default
Description
IRQ 3:
• Available
• Reserved
[Available]
Reserves IRQ 3. If Reserved is selected, BIOS reserves IRQ 3 for use by
legacy ISA devices and does not use it for embedded PCI/ISA devices.
IRQ 3 is removed from the IRQ bitmap in the PCI IRQ routing table.
IRQ 4:
• Available
• Reserved
[Available]
Reserves IRQ 4.
IRQ 5:
• Available
• Reserved
[Available]
Reserves IRQ 5.
IRQ 7:
• Available
• Reserved
[Available]
Reserves IRQ 7.
IRQ 9:
• Available
• Reserved
[Available]
Reserves IRQ 9.
IRQ 10:
• Available
• Reserved
[Available]
Reserves IRQ 10.
IRQ 11:
• Available
• Reserved
[Available]
Reserves IRQ 11.
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Reserve the specified
IRQ for use by legacy
ISA devices.
IRQ Reservation
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
IRQ 3:
[
Available
]
IRQ 4:
[Available]
IRQ 5:
[Available]
IRQ 7:
[Available]
IRQ 9:
[Available]
IRQ 10:
[Available]
IRQ 11:
[Available]
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